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Off The Hook

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                         OFF THE HOOK - Barenaked Ladies
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(Piano):   G    Em7       Bmx2
Verse:
GAll around the Em7room your things are Bmplaced
And next to you he fills the space
 GAnd so it Em7seems your saving Bmgrace is only saving face
The Gpictures of the Em7two of you on Bmholiday, on honeymoon
You Gthought that he was Em7wanting you,
But Bmhe was only wanting you to A7sus4let    G/Bhim Csus2off   G/F#the  GhookEm7  Bm  
G   Em7   Bm
GHe was your Em7imaginary Bmfriend, you were partners til the end
 GThen something Em7bends, and then it Bmbreaks, your worst mistake
Accepting Genemies on Em7bended knees; a Bmlitany of tragedies,
You're Gvexed, it seems you're Em7hexed and after Bmsex he expects
You'll let him A7sus4off    G/Bthe Csus2hook  G/F#til
Chorus:
GSomething Em7that you Dsus4heard while you were Csus2sleeping left you
GShaken Em7while he Dsus4stirred. When you Csus2awaken you will
GMake him Em7eat his A7sus4words  G/Bright Csus2off   G/F#the
GHook Em7and Bmline, GeveEm7ry  Bmtime
Verse:
The Gcredit card Em7receipts, the dirty Bmsheets, souvenirs of men who cheat
 GIt all makes Em7sense - with each ofBmfense, you wanted to believe him
GHe could get Em7away with murder Bmone, and you would Csus2clean the smoking gun, 
GWith every Em7crime, you bought each linBme, but not this time, you'll make him
A7sus4Eat    G/Bhis Csus2words G/F#cause
Chorus:
GSomething Em7that you Dsus4heard while you were Csus2sleeping left you
GShaken Em7while he Dsus4stirred, when you aCsus2waken you will
GMake him Em7eat his, A7sus4make   G/Bhim Csus2eat   G/F#his
GWords while Em7he's aDsus4lone, cause you won't Csus2be around and
GFrom now Em7on the A7sus4phone  G/Bstays Csus2off   G/F#the
Outro:
GHook Em7and Bmline, GeveEm7ry  Bmtime
GHook Em7and Bmline, GeveEm7ry  Bmtime...

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Off The Hook

by Barenaked Ladies

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Em7

A7sus4

G/B

Csus2

G/F#

Dsus4

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OFF THE HOOK - Barenaked Ladies

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G Em7 Bm

(Piano): x2

Verse:

G Em7 Bm

All around the room your things are placed

And next to you he fills the space

G Em7 Bm

And so it seems your saving grace is only saving face

G Em7 Bm

The pictures of the two of you on holiday, on honeymoon

G Em7

You thought that he was wanting you,

Bm A7sus4 G/B Csus2 G/F# G Em7 Bm

But he was only wanting you to let him off the hook

G Em7 Bm

He was your imaginary friend, you were partners til the end

G Em7 Bm

Then something bends, and then it breaks, your worst mistake

G Em7 Bm

Accepting enemies on bended knees; a litany of tragedies,

G Em7 Bm

You're vexed, it seems you're hexed and after sex he expects

A7sus4 G/B Csus2 G/F#

You'll let him off the hook til

Chorus:

G Em7 Dsus4 Csus2

Something that you heard while you were sleeping left you

G Em7 Dsus4 Csus2

Shaken while he stirred. When you awaken you will

G Em7 A7sus4 G/B Csus2 G/F#

Make him eat his words right off the

G Em7 Bm G Em7 Bm

Hook and line, every time

Verse:

G Em7 Bm

The credit card receipts, the dirty sheets, souvenirs of men who cheat

G Em7 Bm

It all makes sense - with each offense, you wanted to believe him

G Em7 Bm Csus2

He could get away with murder one, and you would clean the smoking gun,

G Em7 Bm

With every crime, you bought each line, but not this time, you'll make him

A7sus4 G/B Csus2 G/F#

Eat his words cause

Chorus:

G Em7 Dsus4 Csus2

Something that you heard while you were sleeping left you

G Em7 Dsus4 Csus2

Shaken while he stirred, when you awaken you will

G Em7 A7sus4 G/B Csus2 G/F#

Make him eat his, make him eat his

G Em7 Dsus4 Csus2

Words while he's alone, cause you won't be around and

G Em7 A7sus4 G/B Csus2 G/F#

From now on the phone stays off the

Outro:

G Em7 Bm G Em7 Bm

Hook and line, every time

G Em7 Bm G Em7 Bm

Hook and line, every time...

About Off The Hook Chords by Barenaked Ladies

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What key is "Off The Hook" in?

The chords for "Off The Hook" show the original chord names (including G, Em7, Bm, A7sus4, G/B, Csus2). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.